December 12, 2024
The Long View—a series from GEM’s Co-CIO, Matt Bank— explores a range of topics relevant to the fiduciaries and allocators of institutional capital.![]()
In Part I of his three-part series on the Endowment Model, Co-CIO Matt Bank discussed the problems with characterizing the model in static, monolithic terms, arguing for a more flexible and nuanced definition.
In Part II, he described some of the flaws in conventional ways that endowment portfolios are measured and evaluated, proposing instead a distinct set of guidelines for determining success.
In this final Part III, Bank examines what it will likely take to be successful investing endowment-style portfolios over the next decade. Even as markets become more competitive every day, he explains why he believes that a combination of institutionally driven portfolio construction, manager sourcing intensity, process efficiency, and organizational alignment is a clear path to differentiated success.
Head of Venture Capital, Kate Simpson, joined the Swimming with Allocators podcast to discuss how GEM constructs its venture portfolio, why the market has bifurcated, and where disciplined manager selection creates the most compelling opportunities.
As dealmakers leave established firms to launch their own, many are turning to deal-by-deal and hybrid structures first. Caroline Dallas, a Managing Director in GEM's Investment Research Group, spoke with Buyouts about why GEM sees this as a natural market evolution.
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